DOLL COLLECTOR GALLERY
BENOIT THE CAJUN
submitted by Patricia Duncan, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
"Benoit" the Cajun is a one-of-a-kind, hand sculpted doll
made by Joe and Jo Ann Du Plantis of Houma, Louisiana. (Houma is a small town in southern
Louisiana, near the Gulf of Mexico.) I found this doll while walking down one of Houma's
streets during a business trip. I happened to glance in a craft shop window, and there he
was! I had been looking for a quality doll representing the Cajun people but, until
finding "Benoit", I had not seen one I liked. Most "Cajun" dolls I've
seen in souvenir shops are made out of corn husks, so "Benoit" is a real
treasure. Unfortunately, I don't know how to contact the doll artists -- I think they
should make "Benoit" a wife!
Patricia Duncan
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