When we think of money,we think of coins and paper bills.that is what money is today.but in the past people used many things as money.some countries used cows,salt,tea,or butter.other countries used feathers or stones.
People on the island of santa cruz in the pacific ocean used feather money.they made this money from small red feathers.they stuck the feathers together to make a string.the string could be up tp thirty-two feet long.they used this money to pay for a marriage or to buy a boat.