page_title: Omai
hierarchical_section_title: Omai
context_page_description: Mai, mistakenly known as Omai in Britain, was a young Ra'iatean man who became the second Pacific Islander to visit Europe, after Ahu-toru who was brought to Paris by Bougainville in 1768.
context_section_description: Mai (c.1751-1780), mistakenly known as Omai in Britain, was a young Ra'iatean man who became the second Pacific Islander to visit Europe, after Ahu-toru who was brought to Paris by Bougainville in 1768.
caption: William Parry's painting Sir Joseph Banks with Omai and Dr. Daniel Solander, circa 1775-76
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