The only part of the still that is clear to see in this snapshot is the condenser. The condenser is the black bucket that you can see near the center. Inside that bucket must have been a coil made of metal tubing, probably copper. The metal tubing cannot be seen because it is hidden by the water that fills the bucket.
The inlet to the coil is the pipe that protrudes from the backside of the bucket. There must be a boiler of some kind that is connected to that pipe. The boiler would contain the mash that the alcohol was fermented from. It was likely they used fruit for the mash like banana'a for example. Boil the mash and the alcohol is vaporized (along with water vapor).
The outlet from the coil is the pipe that leads from the bucket to the funnel and jug. The vapor passes through the coil where it is cooled by the water in the bucket to a point where the alcohol and water condense. The condensed water/alcohol mix is dripping into the clear glass jug.
No telling how good or bad it was to drink. I didn't try it.
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