This is an excellent set of 19th-century Sioux men’s warrior quillwork armbands with amazing quilled fringes from the ex-C.M. Russell Museum Great Falls, Montana and John Kleinschmidt collections. The piece is constructed from parfleche remnants of a polychrome painted parfleche envelope adorned with porcupine quill quillwork which has a geometric pattern in red, yellow and blue. The quillwork is wrapped around strips of parfleche rawhide and tied onto the band with Indian tanned hide wraps and trade thread. The bottom shows Indian tanned hide fringes which are completely wrapped in porcupine quill quillwork with a banded design in red, yellow, and purple with some natural cream / white. The colors are all mineral pigment natural such as ocher. The fringes have rolled tin jingle dangle cones at the end with red plume feathers. Well kept with little loss and great colors. Provenance: From the John Kleinschmidt collection which was on loan to the C.M. Russell Museum from 1987 to 1993 and included in the "The Cowboy West: 100 Years of Photography 1992-1993 exhibit. Catherine A. O'Dell. An attached museum tag reads, "1396-87 O'Dell". Measures 18-inches long hanging. The arm bands are about 10 to 12 inches inside circumference each. Were on display at the C.M. Russell museum. A copy of the C.M. Russell Museum paperwork can be available at request.