This is called a 𝙙𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙣 in Kankana-ey. It's among those displayed at an art exhibit at the Baguio Convention and Cultural Center. This is not a replica. It's a real 𝙙𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙣 reassembled in the exhibition area.
The 𝙙𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙣 is used to extract juice from sugarcane. Its main components are the two wooden cylinders that squeeze juice and the large pole attached to the cyclinders as a turning mechanism. A carabao or a cow is hitched to the pole. The beast walks around in circles thus turning the cylinders.
A person pushes sugarcane stalks between the cylinders. The squeezed raw juice is collected and cooked in a 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝘆𝗮𝘀𝗶 to produce a variety of products like muscovado sugar.
For many areas in the Cordillera region, harvesting sugarcane and extracting juice from them at the 𝙙𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙣 is a community event.
