Baccoo
A half-wood, half-flesh spirit serving merchants or haunting areas.
A Baccoo is a mythical figure in Guyanese and Surinamese folklore, also known as bakru in Sranan Tongo and bakulu or bakuu in Saramaccan. Descriptions vary, but it is often depicted with a large head and a body half wood, half flesh, sometimes lacking kneecaps. They subsist on milk and bananas and may perform tasks such as causing fires, throwing stones, or carrying messages.
Quick Facts
- Alternate names
- bakru (Sranan Tongo), bakulu or bakuu (Saramaccan)
- Folklore origin
- Guyanese and Surinamese folklore
- Possible related entities
- Abiku (Yoruba), Akan mmoatia
- Diet
- milk and bananas
Facts from the source article.
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