The large leek head made of comical and intriguing papier-mâché is of the best effect. In the past, it would have allowed a Nantes, market gardener or ecologist before his time, to shine on a carnival float.
Today, it rests in the reserves of the Peignon house, which reigned supreme for one hundred and fifty years over costumes and masks, in the city. From June 29 to September 3, they will leave the family reserves and will be exhibited in the diocesan house of Nantes.