Brass Figure of Buddha

Lt Hadow was the commanding officer of the Machine Gun Section of the 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. The section accompanied Colonel Younghusband in his controversial 'political mission' or invasion into Tibet. Hadow collected a number of items whilst in the country. He did not list specifically where he obtained this figure of Buddah, but he lists some 60 items that he was able to bring back from the mission. A lot of collecting through purchasing and looting took place. There were official collectors but Hadow was dubious about them as he wrote to his mother ' I was much afraid that if the authorities heard of what I had got, some of the things would be appropriated for the “British Museum” so I have packed up the best of them and they are leaving tomorrow. There is a colonel in the Indian Medical Service who is “Antiquarian” to the Force and whenever he sees anything nice he appropriates it, as he says, for the British Museum, but we are very doubtful as to how much will eventually reach the said museum!'