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Kreli, Xhosa chief

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George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935) and Greaves, Duncan (photographer), “Kreli, Xhosa chief”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 28 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/6333

Title: Kreli, Xhosa chief
Description: Originally titled "Chief Kreli, son of Hintza. Paramount Chief of all Xhosas". Chief Kreli, also known as King Sarili ka Hintsa, was the 5th chief of the Gcaleka sub-group of the Xhosa people of South Africa, as well as bieng the paramount chief of the Xhosa people. Chief Kreli wsa the oldest son of King Hintsa and Hintsa's first wife, Nomsa kaGambushe.
Subject: Sarhili (Kreli), Xhosa Chief, ca. 1814-1892 -- Photographs; Xhosa (African people) -- Kings and rulers -- Photographs; Gcaleka (African people) -- History -- Photographs
Identifier: This image is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. The digitisation of this image was made possible through a generous grant received from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 2014-2017.
Creator: George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935); Greaves, Duncan (photographer)
Type: Still Image
Provenance: Bestowed to Rhodes University by Sir George Cory
Location - Physical Location: Original held at Cory Library for Humanities Research, situated at Rhodes University.
Location - Copy -- Shelf Locator: MS 10 542; CD 55
useGuidelines: In order to obtain a license for the use of any of the images apply to the Cory Library at cory@ru.ac.za

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