Stone age throwback: The Grinding Machine of Manobos

Stone Grinder pictured during Kaamulan Festival 2016. Photo by Jeffry Manhulad

For us natives, such as lumads of Bukidnon who lived in the remote and mountainous  areas of the Province, "Kaamulan Festival" is not just an ordinary festivity but also an avenue for us to tell the world about our stories--stories that is just too good to be true that once in our lives we have lived and survived a generation with the help of the great tool we've developed like this stone grinder--a tool we use to grind our favorite staple food such as corn back then when grinding machines weren't yet available and when we're still left behind by the

We may rarely see it being used today unless for a cultural show and presentation, but we're still lucky we have them now physically, able to touch and feel in our hands, and isn't just laying in a piece of paper, printed.