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Gcaleka
Portrait of Sarili ('Kreli') Paramount Chief of the Xhosa
Portrait of Sarili ('Kreli') Paramount Chirf of the Xhosa
Sarhili [Kreli], Paramount chief of the Xhosa
Mazeppa Bay Island, 1946
Sarhili [Kreli], Paramount chief of the Xhosa
Sarhili [Kreli], Paramount chief of the Xhosa
Sarhili [Kreli], Paramount chief of the Xhosa
Hintsa, paramount chief of the Xhosa
Intonjane ceremony, 1962
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![Gcaleka: Sarhili [Kreli], Paramount chief of the Xhosa](/t/800/sarhili-kreli-paramount-chief-xhosa-44356614.jpg.webp "Prints of Sarhili [Kreli], c. 1814-1892, Paramount chief of the Xhosa, and chief of the Gcaleka tribe, surrounded by councillors, 1870/1. Showing, as numbered on the photograph: 1")
![Gcaleka: Sarhili [Kreli], Paramount chief of the Xhosa](/t/800/sarhili-kreli-paramount-chief-xhosa-44345267.jpg.webp "Prints of Sarhili [Kreli], c. 1814-1892, Paramount chief of the Xhosa, and chief of the Gcaleka tribe. Showing Sarhili [Kreli] wrapped in a blanket and a leopard skin")
![Gcaleka: Sarhili [Kreli], Paramount chief of the Xhosa](/t/800/sarhili-kreli-paramount-chief-xhosa-44344286.jpg.webp "Prints of Sarhili, c.1814-1892, paramount chief of the Xhosa, and chief of the Gcaleka tribe. Photograph showing Sarhili at an advanced age, after he was pardoned and resided in the Cape Colony")
![Gcaleka: Sarhili [Kreli], Paramount chief of the Xhosa](/t/800/sarhili-kreli-paramount-chief-xhosa-44344059.jpg.webp "Prints of Sarhili [Kreli], c. 1814-1892, Paramount chief of the Xhosa, and chief of the Gcaleka tribe, surrounded by councillors, 1870/1. Showing, as numbered on the photograph: 1")
