Help identifying this item?

Question: Help identifying this item!?

Anyone know what it is!? It's tiny, only 2" x 2" and the
little screen bowl rocks back and forth!. here is the picture: http://www!.flickr!.com/photos/lionheart4/!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

Think its for straining tea leavesWww@QuestionHome@Com

well, it has many names, a strainer, colander, sifter!.!.!. you can use it to drain out water from pasta, or make things finer!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Sifter is correct!. It had many uses, from tea leaves, a sort of antique "tea bag", to separating egg whites!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

oh its a strainer!. my mom puts powder sugar in thoses things and then sprinkels it on cakes!.!.!. YUMWww@QuestionHome@Com

its an object!.!. o!.oWww@QuestionHome@Com