本文探討國立歷史博物館重要古物 ─商代《雕花骨》。此物係 1936年出土於河南安陽侯家莊西北岡 1001號大墓殷墟遺址 1，為國立歷史博物館代管河南博物館（ 1997年更名為河南博物院）撥交文物。筆者先由館藏現況將其詳細數據作一解說，並論述當年文物搬遷來臺過程之艱辛；其次由《雕花骨》上的紋飾，討論其圖騰崇拜中的政治與宗教意涵；最後再由同一墓地的出土骨製品，來討論《雕花骨》的田獵與軍事功能之可能性，並由政治與宗教意涵加以反推。期待藉由這次國立歷史博物館典藏商代《雕花骨》的研究探討，可以增加世人對商代生活、社會、政治、宗教、禮儀及審美觀等文化面向有更進一步的認識。

This study examines the Carved Bone of Shang dynasty, an important ancient artifact in the collection of National Museum of History, Taipei. This artifact was excavated in the Tomb No. 1001 from the site of Yin Xu in 1936. The first section of this study traces relevant facts about this artifact and describes how it came to Taiwan. The second section examines the decorative patterns on this artifacts and describes the possible links to the political and religious significances of totem worship. In the last section, this study concentrates on bone artifacts excavated from the same site and speculates this artifact's possible functions in hunting and military actions. This study concludes on the potential meaning and contribution of this artifacts for our understanding of the social, political, religious, and aesthetic aspects of life in the Shang dynasty.