“Found in a deep drawer in my Airbnb, what is this thing?”

Some kind of infuser for tea? But that left tube opening makes it seem like a pipe…

It comes off so you can fill up the right end with tea or other ‘spices’ maybe?

What the heck is this ???

Answer: “It’s for drinking Yerba maté or maté; a South American drink, similar to tea. Very good.”