Baccoo

A Baccoo (bakru in Sranan Tongo, and bakulu or bakuu in Saramaccan language) is a mythical character from Guyanese and Surinamese folklore.

== Description == Description of a Baccoo varies, however many describe it as a figure consisting of a large head and a body of which half consists of wood, while the other half consists of flesh. Some also mention missing kneecaps as a prominent feature. There seems to be a distinction between Baccoos who are mercenaries to successful merchants that they make contracts with, and those that haunt their surrounding.