Eskimo Pictograph Depicting Northwest River Post Showing Corn Fields, Graveyard, Signal Tower, Tents, Houses, Missionary Church, Fence, and Various Topographic Features Including Hills and Stream Drawing
Henry Grier Bryant (November 7, 1859–December 7, 1932) was an American explorer and writer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1891, he organized an expedition to Grand Falls in Labrador, Canada. Bryant's detailed account of his trek was published in
The collection consists of a drawing by an unidentified artist depicting Northwest River Post and showing corn fields, a graveyard, a signal tower, tents, houses, a missionary church, fence, and various topographic features including hills and a stream. The drawing is identified in Bryant's
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NAA INV 08510400
USNM Accession 25288
Donated to the United States National Museum by Henry G. Bryant January 14, 1892. Transferred from the object collections of the Department of Anthropology to the National Anthropological Archives in August 1969.
Related artifacts have been retained by the Department of Anthropology (Accession 25288).
Drawing of North West River Post and scenery (MS 153515), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Northwest River post and scenery by an Eskimo
Native drawing